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3[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
4->''Obstacles are for killing.''
5-->-- '''Shampoo''', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
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7->'''Sousuke:''' Now, I know what you're thinking -- "You should have just killed them al--"\
8'''Kaname:''' '''''No!'''''
9-->-- ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu''
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11
12[[folder:Fan Works]]
13->''So, what I propose is simple - [[NeverSayDie get rid of]] [[TopGod Harmony]].''
14-->-- '''Discord''', ''FanFic/ChroniclesOfHarmonysEnd''
15
16->(''as a [[DemonicPossession ghoul-infected Kokoa]] is baring down on them'')\
17'''Apoch:''' Miss Kokoa, stand down!\
18'''Astreal:''' Screw that, she ''dies!''
19-->-- ''FanFic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness Act III''
20
21->''[[BadBoss Boss won't get off your back?]] [[HenpeckedHusband Girlfriend won't stop nagging you?]] [[HonestJohnsDealership Did that fuckstick Tiffany sell you a bullshit dagger that broke almost immediately despite that you spend almost half your goddamn Col on it?!]] Have you considered... ''Murder?
22-->-- [[PsychoForHire Laughing Coffin]] advertisement, ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''
23
24->'''Bitterroot:''' She wouldn't let you leave, so you ''killed'' her?\
25'''Amanita:''' I'm a ''necromancer''. Murder is our default method of problem-solving and it’s easy to reverse.
26-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Hinterlands}}''
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28
29[[folder:Film - Animated]]
30->'''ComicBook/CaptainAtom:''' It's not gonna be any easier without ComicBook/PowerGirl.\
31'''Major Force:''' We should have killed them when we had the chance.\
32'''Atom:''' We do not kill people. Understand?\
33'''Force:''' Is that right?
34-->--''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies''
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36
37[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
38->'''Don Lope de Aguirre:''' While Ursua lives you will never be safe.\
39'''Don Fernando de Guzman:''' What can I do about it?\
40'''Aguirre:''' Kill him!\
41'''Guzman:''' While I'm Emperor, law will prevail. No killings without a trial.\
42'''Aguirre:''' Try him -- and then kill him!
43-->--''Film/AguirreTheWrathOfGod''
44
45->'''James Bonomo:''' We'll figure this thing out, then we'll go get him.\
46'''Taylor Kwon:''' Get him and what?\
47'''Bonomo:''' Get him and take him out.\
48'''Kwon:''' You mean take him in.\
49'''Bonomo:''' Yeah, take him in. Whatever.
50-->--''Film/BulletToTheHead''
51
52->'''Irohide:''' The parents are very irritating. Can I take them out?\
53'''Optimus Prime:''' Ironhide, you know we don't harm humans! What is with you?\
54'''Ironhide:''' Well, I'm just saying we could. It's an option.
55-->--''Film/Transformers2007''
56
57->'''The Cat:''' There is [[TakeAThirdOption a third option]]!\
58'''Sally:''' There is?\
59'''The Cat:''' Yes. It involves... MURDER!
60-->-- ''Film/TheCatInTheHat''
61
62->''It's simple: [[MemeticMutation We kill the]] Franchise/{{Batman}}.''
63-->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker'''[='s=] proposition to the mob, ''Film/TheDarkKnight''
64
65->''For most of the guys, killings became accepted. Murder was the only way that everybody stayed in line. You got out of line, you got whacked; everybody knew the rules. But sometimes, even if people didn't get out of line, they got whacked. I mean, hits just became a habit for some of the guys: Guys get into arguments over nothing and before you knew it one of them was dead.''
66-->-- '''Henry Hill''', ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''
67
68->'''Skinner:''' Detective, much as I enjoyed your theories the truth is far less complex. Blower's death was simply because he was an appalling actor.\
69'''Killers:''' ''Appalling!''\
70'''Nicholas Angel:''' You murdered him for that?\
71'''Skinner:''' Well, he killed Bill Shakespeare.\
72'''Angel:''' What? ... oh.
73-->--''Film/HotFuzz''
74
75->''"The impulse had become irresistible. There was only one answer to the fury that tortured him. And so he committed his first act of murder. He had broken the most deep-rooted taboo, and found not guilt, not anxiety or fear, but freedom. Any humiliation which stood in his way could be swept aside by the simple act of annihilation: Murder."''
76-->--'''Narrator''', ''Film/{{Tenebre}}''
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79[[folder:Literature]]
80->''The three of you have one solution to every problem: Murder. No key fits every lock. Someone tries to betray the High King, murder. Someone gives you a harsh look, murder. Someone disrespects you, murder. Someone ruins your laundry, murder.''
81-->--'''Cardan''', ''Literature/TheFolkOfTheAir''
82
83->''Death solves all problems — no man, no problem.''
84-->-- '''UsefulNotes/JosephStalin''', ''Children of the Arbat''
85
86->''What's the point of defeating something and not killing them?''
87-->-- '''Seth''', ''Literature/TalesOfMU''
88
89-> ''Spectral Soul Demon Venerable handled matters and conflict with basically one method.''
90-> ''That was to kill!''
91-> ''You do not relent? Kill!''
92-> ''You are an eyesore? Kill!''
93-> ''His own mood was bad? Kill!''
94-> ''He was bored? Kill!''
95-->--''Literature/ReverendInsanity''
96
97->''Right, so the only smart way out of this was to kill all of them. I was going to have to [[AvertedTrope take the dumb way out of this]].''
98-->-- ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries''
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102[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
103->'''Willow:''' We'll find [Warren] another way.\
104'''Buffy:''' And then what?\
105'''Willow:''' And then we'll kill him.
106-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "Villains"
107
108->'''Saul''': Why don't you just kill Badger?
109->'''Walter and Jesse''': ''(StunnedSilence)''
110->'''Saul''': I mean, follow me, guys, if a mosquito is buzzing around, you don't go after the mosquito's attorney, you grab a swatter, so to speak. I mean, with all due respect, do I need to spell it out for you?
111-->-- ''Series/BreakingBad'', [[Recap/BreakingBadS2E8BetterCallSaul "Better Call Saul"]]
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113->'''Mike''': You want me to kill every man on this list?
114->'''Lydia''': Whoa, that's a leap... I didn't say that... But if you think it'd be wise...
115->'''Mike''': I don't know what kind of movies you've been watching, but here, in the real world, we don't kill 11 men as some kind of prophylactic measure.
116-->-- ''Series/BreakingBad'', [[Recap/BreakingBadS5E2Madrigal "Madrigal"]]
117
118->'''Saul''': We were wondering if, uh... maybe this isn't an Old Yeller-type situation.\
119'''Walter''': Old Yeller?\
120'''Saul''': Yeah. Old Yeller was the best, most loyal dog there ever was. I mean, everyone loved that mutt, but one day he showed up rabid and little Timmy -- for Old Yeller's own sake -- had to... I mean, you saw the movie.\
121'''Walter''': ''(beat)'' You're full of colorful metaphors, aren't you, Saul? Belize, Old Yeller... just ''brimming'' with advice.
122-->-- ''Series/BreakingBad'', [[Recap/BreakingBadS5E12RabidDog "Rabid Dog"]]
123
124->'''Wise Woman:''' Three paths are open to you. Three cunning plans to cure thy ailment.\
125'''Blackadder:''' Oh good.\
126'''Wise Woman:''' The first is simple - kill Bob!\
127'''Blackadder:''' Never!\
128'''Wise Woman:''' Then try the second - kill yourself!\
129'''Blackadder:''' And the third?\
130'''Wise Woman:''' The third is to ensure that no-one else ever knows...\
131'''Blackadder:''' Ah, that sounds more like it. How?\
132'''Wise Woman:''' Kill EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!! [[EvilLaughter Mwahahahaha!]]
133-->-- ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'', "Bells"
134
135->'''Frenchie:''' [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]]. Always chases Road Runner, always with an elaborate plan, always fails. You know, I always say, "Why do this, Coyote? All you need is an AR-15, and 'meep meep' no more."\
136'''Butcher:''' Exactly, see? We're just gonna shoot Road Runner in the fucking head.
137-->-- ''Series/TheBoys2019'', [[Recap/TheBoysS0208WhatIKnow "What I Know"]]
138
139->'''Jake:''' Okay, so we can't get away from Holt. I mean, should we tell him to leave, that he's ruining our honeymoon?\
140'''Amy:''' No, that would crush him, and he's already so crushed. Wait, I got it.\
141'''Jake:''' We kill Holt!\
142'''Amy:''' No!\
143'''Jake:''' No, that was crazy for a multitude of reasons.
144-->-- ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E01Honeymoon "Honeymoon"]]
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148[[folder:Podcasts]]
149->'''Dev:''' So his solution to his disappointing family and financial woes? Murder.\
150'''Jasmine:''' That's clearly the solution. Clearly.\
151'''Dev:''' The only way to handle anything is to just murder your way out of it.\
152'''Jasmine:''' 'cause that always works out properly.
153-->-- ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'', "Fathers In Crime"
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156[[folder:Stand-Up Comedy]]
157->''They always seem to say "violence is never the best option," to which I am hastily reminded of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.''
158-->-- '''Creator/RichardJeni''', "A Big Stinking Pile of Me"
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161[[folder:Video Games]]
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163->'''Rebecca:''' Sigma Team beat us here, we're too late.\
164'''Galina:''' What do we do?\
165'''Shaun:''' Killing really is the least productive way to achieve our goals. [{{Beat}}] Kill them all.
166-->-- ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate''
167
168->'''Batman:''' I thought I made it clear: heroes don't resort to murder to solve their problems.\
169'''Vigilante-Joker:''' Aw, but it's so effective!
170-->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''
171
172->'''Crazy Mage 1:''' We cannot trust anyone.\
173'''Crazy Mage 2:''' Especially each other.\
174'''Crazy Mage 3:''' Oh, the solution is so simple. We KILL. KILL everyone.\
175'''Crazy Mage 1:''' How delightful.\
176(''everyone attacks each other'')
177-->-- ''Videogame/DragonAgeOrigins''
178
179->''Kill one person, and you can solve so many problems. I wonder at the possibilities.''
180-->-- '''Runa Fair-Shield''' (age ten), ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
181
182->'''Boone:''' We're coming up on Nelson. I'm gonna kill every Legion in there. I hope that's not a problem.\
183'''The Courier:''' No, that's not a problem. That's a solution.\
184'''Boone:''' Goddamn right it is. You and me, we're just a couple of problem-solvers.
185-->-- ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''
186
187->''I am so lost right now. What is he even talking about? Never mind. Let's just kill the bandits. I'm sure it'll sort itself out.''
188-->-- '''Chrom''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''
189
190->''"Is there no end to these annoying insects? I will burn your resistance to ashes and you along with it!"''
191-->--'''Infinite''', ''VideoGame/SonicForces''
192
193->''Look at his shit-eating grin... He knows that there is nothing you can do to him. He's bullying you and you're helpless. Kill him. Kill him now. He won't see death coming.''
194-->-- '''Half Light''', ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium''
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197[[folder:Web Animation]]
198->'''Adam Taurus:''' [[BigBad Your master]] was concerned about [[spoiler:Sienna's]] willingness to cooperate. Now she doesn't have to be.\
199'''Hazel Rainhart:''' Nobody needed to die today.\
200'''Adam:''' I... ''disagree.''
201-->-- ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''
202
203->''It's murder. The plan is murder.''
204--> '''[[WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions Red]]''', RunningGag for the Medea video
205
206->'''Pyotr Stolypin:''' Step one, reform agriculture. This will make the peasants love you.\
207'''Nicholas II:''' And step two?\
208'''Stolypin:''' [[DidntThinkThisThrough Uhh]]...we'll kill anyone who doesn't.
209-->-- ''WebAnimation/OverSimplified'', "The Russian Revolution"
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212[[folder:Webcomics]]
213->'''[[{{Munchkin}} Red Mage]]:''' I assume we know what is to be done now.\
214'''[[TheEvilPrince Thief]]:''' Slit their throats, take their wallets, and tell [[TheArchmage Sarda]] we did the Air Orb thing.\
215'''[[OmnicidalManiac Black Mage]]:''' Slit their bellies, urinate into the wounds, maybe rub in some dirt, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath and let septic shock set in]].\
216'''Red Mage:''' ''Or'' we could ask them how to do the quest. Just a thought.\
217'''Black Mage:''' I don't follow.\
218'''Red Mage:''' Doing something that isn't psychotic, it's crazy, I know. I'm throwin' it out there.
219-->-- ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', "[[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/02/08/episode-806-relief/ Relief]]"
220
221->'''Black Mage:''' When am I going to learn? If you want something slaughtered, you've got to slice open its belly yourself.\
222'''Muffin:''' You don't want to kill me.\
223'''Black Mage:''' Not ''specifically'', no. But I enjoy killing in the academic sense. Also in the murder sense.
224-->-- ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', "[[https://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/12/01/episode-926-schematic-representation/ Schematic Representation]]"
225
226->'''Benny:''' Would you help me explain how much easier and quicker killing is?\
227'''Richard:''' I'm still trying to figure out what "conscience" means.
228-->-- ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'', [[http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/15 comic #15]]
229
230->''MOST people don't kill, Haley! That's why there are laws against murder. It's only adventurers who think, "Hmm, how can I solve this problem? Oh, right, bloodshed!"''
231-->-- '''Celia''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
232
233->''As the size of [[StuffBlowingUp an explosion]] increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of resolving approaches zero... {{And that would be wrong}}.''
234-->-- '''Vaarsuvius''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
235
236->''Solve a man's problems with violence, help him for a day. Teach a man to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime!''
237-->-- '''Belkar Bitterleaf''', ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
238
239->'''Gabe:''' I have an idea.\
240'''Tycho:''' We're not going to ''murder'' anyone.\
241'''Gabe:''' I don't have any ideas.
242-->-- ''Webcomic/PennyArcade''
243
244->'''Gav:''' Maybe you're thinking this would be easier if you were allowed to shoot everybody who isn't one of your own?\
245'''Elf:''' Oh, that's ''always'' easier. Are you putting that option on the table?
246-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''
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249[[folder:Web Original]]
250->''I'm sure it will all become clear once we've killed the right person.''
251-->-- '''Dupre''', [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/SerpentIsle/Update%2018/index.html Nakar's Let's Play]] of ''VideoGame/UltimaVIIPartII: Serpent Isle''
252
253->Follow the money. Who profits from extreme weather? The elite cabal of Creator/TheWeatherChannel, of course. By manipulating the climate for better ratings, the CEO stands to make literally [[strike:thousands]] [[strike:hundreds]] ''[[CutLexLuthorACheck tens]]'' of dollars. This conspiracy [[PoesLaw may or may not be entirely serious]] and may be ranked among the likes of the conspiracy that Princess Diana was murdered by florists who wanted to boost sales.
254-->-- ''Rational Wiki''
255
256->Are those birds outside chirping a little too loud? Well, just fucking kill them!\
257Are your loud neighbors keeping you up at night? Well just FUCKING KILL THEM!
258-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5WrWncDZw 100 ACCURATE LIFE HACKS]]''', ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''
259
260->As the saying goes: "[[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer If your only tool is a hammer]], then all your problems start to look like [[{{Metaphorgotten}} people that need to be beaten with a hammer]]."
261-->-- '''[[http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/e3rmh/im_all_for_diversity_but_this_is_a_little_much/c1549ka?context=8 Pulp Hero]]''', ''{{Website/Reddit}}''
262
263->Is a rookie cop getting close to uncovering your secret cabal that has spent years gradually subverting the government? Do you: a) approach him, and [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain try to induct him into your ranks]] by carefully spoonfeeding him the ideals of your organisation; b) [[BetterLivingThroughEvil bribe him,]] by covering the medical expenses of his sickly son, thereby buying not only his silence but his loyalty; c) let him catch a know-nothing incompetent lacky, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness purging your ranks of a fool]] while sating the rookie's sense of justice; d) distract him with a different case, then falsify information saying the previous case was solved; e) [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections use your extensive connections]] [[PragmaticVillainy to cheaply transfer him somewhere else, or just fire him from the police force]]?\
264The proper answer is: f) [[AndYourLittleDogToo murder his wife and child]], before [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing the rookie]], and then leave him to die, but [[LeftForDead never actually check the body to make sure he's dead.]] Murder should always be used as a first resort, no matter how messy or expensive it is. Minions [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness?]] Murder. [[HeKnowsTooMuch Bystanders witnessed the murdering of your minion?]] [[LeaveNoWitnesses Murder.]] [[CrimeAfterCrime Bystanders witnessed the murdering of the other bystanders who witnessed the murdering of your minion? Murder!]] [[TheDragon Right-hand man]] point out that maybe we should ease up on the whole murder thing, because it's starting to draw attention to the ancient conspiracy? Murder.
265-->--- ''Webanimation/TerribleWritingAdvice'', Intrigue Plots
266
267->'''Nordern:''' Is that how you win every argument, just shoot the opposition in the face?\
268'''Womble:''' It's worked so far!
269-->-- ''WebVideo/SovietWomble''
270
271->''If I could have just strangled everyone this could've gone a lot smoother''
272-->-- ''WebVideo/RosssGameDungeon: Videogame/{{Echo}}''
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275[[folder:Western Animation]]
276->'''Stan:''' ''That's'' how you try to throw Francine off the trail [of you killing Melinda]?! By ''killing'' her?! You know, maybe she ''should'' go to the police! At least then, she'd be safe!\
277'''Bullock:''' Fine, Stan. But if you don't want her to say "[[IWarnedYou I told you so]]," there's only one option.\
278'''Stan:''' There's gotta be another way.\
279'''Bullock:''' There is ''none''. She can either be dead... or she can be right.
280-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Four Little Words"
281
282->''Look, I can name at least two or three instances in my life where I tried to work out some shit by trying to find some mutual understanding, and I can tell you, it's always faster and easier to just kill'em.''
283-->-- '''Gin Rummy''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''
284
285->'''Joe:''' Quagmire, you're talking about murdering a guy! It doesn't matter what he's done, it's still murder!\
286'''Quagmire:''' No, Joe, it ''does'' matter what he's done! [[DomesticAbuse T-These kinds of guys]] don't change! Y-You think they ever suddenly wake up, and realize the error of their ways, and clean up their act? NO! They just keep ruining everyone's lives, and the world is better off without 'em![[note]]Keep in mind that it's ''[[CasanovaWannabe Quagmire]]'' [[EveryoneHasStandards who's saying this]].[[/note]]
287-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q."
288
289->''[Cartman gets his friends in a huddle after their roleplaying game ends with Butters getting a ninja star in his eye]''\
290'''Cartman:''' Alright, you guys, we need to stay calm and just do the right thing. We have to kill Butters and bury him in Kyle's backyard.\
291'''Stan:''' Dude, shut up!\
292'''Kyle:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll I agree with Cartman!]]\
293'''Stan:''' ''What?!''\
294'''Kyle:''' You don't understand what my mom will do to me if she finds out I was playing with weapons!
295-->--''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', "Good Times with Weapons"
296[[/folder]]
297
298[[folder:Real Life]]
299->''"Shoot Gandhi, and if that does not suffice to reduce them to submission, shoot a dozen leading members of Congress; and if that does not suffice, shoot 200 and so on until order is established. You will see how quickly they will collapse as soon as you make it clear that you mean business."''
300-->-- '''UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler''' to Lord Halifax in 1937
301
302->''"Death solves all problems--no man, no problem."''
303-->--'''Anatoly Rybakov'''
304[[/folder]]

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